China: Island Fitted to Second PLAN Aircraft Carrier "Type 001A"

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Monday, 26 September 2016 12:09

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Naval Forces News - China

China:
Island Fitted to Second PLAN Aircraft Carrier "Type 001A"

Via
our patner East
Pendulum: Spotters photos taken in Dalian yesterday show that
the second Chinese aircraft carrier, the Type 001A, has received its
island. This is another step towards the lauch of the vessel expected
to happen by early 2017.

The island fitted aboard Type 001A

Our informed readers may notice that only half an
island was actually fitted on September 24th. This is the part that
lies ahead of the funnel and aft deck.

With the handful of pictures that have been released to date, East Pendulum
can already say that the second Chinese aircraft carrier will have a
different island than the one aboard Type 001 Liaoning.
Not only an additional bridge level was added, but the placement of
electronic equipment has also been reviewed and optimized. There are
further minor adjustments that can be found along the hull.

What
the island may look like

The final shape of the island of the new Chinese aircraft
carrier is still unknown, but other pictures indicate that additional
modules are being assembled in the shipyard in Dalian. Chinese defence
magazines have already revealed their "guestimations" of what
the final result may look like.